Discover the secrets of the Work-Energy Principle in this engaging video! We break down two critical insights that will transform the way you understand energy and work in physics. Whether you’re a ...

When starting this ice challenge, most people just step on the side of the bowl and slide down to the bottom. Then you’re ...

Insights on work and energy drawn from a 1935 physics textbook. See how classic physics explains fundamental concepts like work, energy transfer, and conservation using clear, timeless examples that ...

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More ...

Elon Musk has outlined a future where money loses its purpose and energy becomes the core unit of value in society, driven by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and robotics. Speaking on a ...

Energy harvesters, or devices that capture energy from environmental sources, have the potential to make electronics and industrial processes much more efficient. We are surrounded by waste heat, ...

John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.

The story so far: Quantum mechanics says that particles can sometimes cross barriers they don’t have the energy to climb, like boring through a mountain instead of scaling it first. This process, ...

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In the 100th-anniversary year of quantum mechanics, which describes the universe at its smallest, most fundamental scales, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to three pioneers in bringing its ...

This infographic depicts a simplified diagram of the novel energy-harvesting technique using the TL liquid. Implementation of this strategy in practice could help in the conversion of waste heat ...